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TAHOE IN AUGUST by ROBERT HASS

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First Line: WHAT SUMMER PROPOSES IS SIMPLY HAPPINESS
Last Line: The mother she looks like stands at the counter snapping beans
Subject(s): TAHOE (LAKE), SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS; WOMEN;
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